dvd rom won't read some dvds

i'm in the process of backing up all my dvds, but a lot of them won't even show up in the drive. it says no disk. i was wondering if anyone knew how to fix this or why this happens. also when i put the same dvd in my home dvd player it plays perfect. thanks very much.

 

Consider uninstalling the burner in the Hardware Device Manager, rebooting and allow Windows to reinstall the drivers.

Right Click 'My Computer' > 'Properties' > 'Hardware' > 'Device Manager' click on'+' 'DVD/CD Rom Drives', right click the offending drive and uninstall.
You can also do the same with the IDE controller.

 

thanks i will try that and get back to you

 

the method didn't work. now my computer says that the dvd drive is called bourne supremacy because thats the last dvd i watched on it. i'm so lost.

 

Check the firmware version with the Info Tool
http://www.iomagic.com/downloads/utilities/NeroInfoTool_207.zip

And look for the latest version.
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&isces

 

i added the dvd region and css free program but the computer still don't recognize the dvd. and my dvd writer doesn't have any update fimware avalable!

 

Try one of the unreadable disks on another PC.
If it's still unreadable, then it's a coaster.